Beverage container lid having a lift tab for opening an aperture and vent hole
US5819973A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S220/906
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A new beverage container lid having a lift tab for opening an aperture and vent hole for easily opening the container and providing an air vent which opens by a force applied to open the sealed opening. The inventive device includes a lid member having a severable sealed opening and a severable sealed vent hole disposed thereon, a lift tab pivotally mounted upon the lid member, the lift tab having a handle end and an abutment end for contacting and exerting a downward force upon the severable sealed opening to form an opening upon the exertion of an upward force upon the handle end, and a vent hole rivet hingedly attached to the lift tab and attached to the severable sealed vent hole to form a vent hole upon the exertion of the upward force.
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